CO129-024 - Bonham - 1848 [3-6] — Page 324

In the event of any fusher proceedings leng taken by the Plaintiff, in this case,

you will

follow the couse I have

indicated.

If the Plaintiff, should appear agam infourt the Colony you will take the necessary steps for obtaining from them the Costs for which they are liable

or retion to

Shevet

Sir

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Hongkong, 18th May, 1842.

I have the honor to request that

you will lay before His Excellency the Governor the following detail of facts .

мечат

On 25th August 1846 I officiating as Chief Magistrate of Hongkong.

On the

evening of that day, after my Office

had been closed, I received; the Colonial

from the

me, in

the

Secretary a note

ordering Sir John Davis the then Governor,

name

e of

Governor, to arrest.

three. Portuguese felons, said to have absconded

from Macao and taken refuge here . The

note enclosed a second from Sir John

urging immediate

letter

John Davis

seizure, and an official

» from the Governor of Macão, a copy of which will be found in enclosure 1. I issued

warrant, in consequence,

and tive of the three,

The Honorable Major H. Caine,

Colonial Secretary